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Inspired by the artistic traditions of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, I aim for my paintings to not only be observed but also reflected upon, inviting the viewer into a dialogue with time, mortality, and the legacy of humanity.<\/p>\n <p>My work is not merely a reflection of my technique but also of my admiration for painting as a medium of universal connection. I aspire for each piece to convey a balance between the tangible and the transcendental, paying homage to classical tradition while engaging with contemporary sensibilities.<\/p>\n <p>I invite you to immerse yourself in my vision of art, where each brushstroke is a meditation on life, death, and the beauty that resides in the interval between them.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n\n <div class=\"piece-block\">\n <div class=\"piece\">\n <div class=\"plate piece-photo\">\n <div class=\"hatch tl\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"hatch br\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"plate-photo no-filter\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento2a.jpg\" alt=\"Fragments of Gold \u2014 oil on canvas\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"piece-copy\">\n <div class=\"tag\">Piece 01<\/div>\n <h3>Fragments of Gold<\/h3>\n <div class=\"meta\">Oil on canvas \u00b7 70 \u00d7 40 cm \u00b7 2020<\/div>\n <p>A skull and jawbone rest on a stack of worn books, gilded leaves scattered across red velvet \u2014 gold as what outlasts the body, and what doesn't.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-grid\">\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento2c.jpg\" alt=\"Fragments of Gold \u2014 detail, skull and dried leaves\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 skull and dried gold leaves<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento2b.jpg\" alt=\"Fragments of Gold \u2014 detail, wood grain and velvet\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 wood grain and red velvet<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"piece-block\">\n <div class=\"piece reverse\">\n <div class=\"plate piece-photo\">\n <div class=\"hatch tl\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"hatch br\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"plate-photo no-filter\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"El Silencio del Tiempo \u2014 oil on canvas\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"piece-copy\">\n <div class=\"tag\">Piece 02<\/div>\n <h3>El Silencio del Tiempo<\/h3>\n <div class=\"meta\">Oil on canvas \u00b7 50 \u00d7 40 cm \u00b7 2019<\/div>\n <p>A lit candle inside a cracked glass lantern watches over a skull and a pair of brushes on red velvet \u2014 the studio itself folded into the still life.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-grid\">\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento.jpg\" alt=\"El Silencio del Tiempo \u2014 detail, skull profile\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 skull and brushes<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento2.jpg\" alt=\"El Silencio del Tiempo \u2014 detail, red velvet\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 velvet and brushwork<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"piece-block\">\n <div class=\"piece featured\">\n <div class=\"plate piece-photo\">\n <div class=\"hatch tl\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"hatch br\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"plate-photo no-filter\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/minim.jpg\" alt=\"Echoes of Mortality \u2014 oil on canvas\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"piece-copy\">\n <div class=\"tag\">Piece 03<\/div>\n <h3>Echoes of Mortality<\/h3>\n <div class=\"meta\">Oil on canvas \u00b7 150 \u00d7 100 cm \u00b7 2024<\/div>\n <p>The largest piece in the series \u2014 a skull crowned in dried leaves between two candles, an old horseshoe and a stack of books, staged across weathered wood and velvet.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-grid\">\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento3a.jpg\" alt=\"Echoes of Mortality \u2014 detail, horseshoe and wood\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 horseshoe and weathered wood<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" 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Inspired by the artistic traditions of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, I aim for my paintings to not only be observed but also reflected upon, inviting the viewer into a dialogue with time, mortality, and the legacy of humanity.<\/p>\n <p>My work is not merely a reflection of my technique but also of my admiration for painting as a medium of universal connection. I aspire for each piece to convey a balance between the tangible and the transcendental, paying homage to classical tradition while engaging with contemporary sensibilities.<\/p>\n <p>I invite you to immerse yourself in my vision of art, where each brushstroke is a meditation on life, death, and the beauty that resides in the interval between them.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n\n <div class=\"piece-block\">\n <div class=\"piece\">\n <div class=\"plate piece-photo\">\n <div class=\"hatch tl\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"hatch br\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"plate-photo no-filter\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento2a.jpg\" alt=\"Fragments of Gold \u2014 oil on canvas\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"piece-copy\">\n <div class=\"tag\">Piece 01<\/div>\n <h3>Fragments of Gold<\/h3>\n <div class=\"meta\">Oil on canvas \u00b7 70 \u00d7 40 cm \u00b7 2020<\/div>\n <p>A skull and jawbone rest on a stack of worn books, gilded leaves scattered across red velvet \u2014 gold as what outlasts the body, and what doesn't.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-grid\">\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento2c.jpg\" alt=\"Fragments of Gold \u2014 detail, skull and dried leaves\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 skull and dried gold leaves<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento2b.jpg\" alt=\"Fragments of Gold \u2014 detail, wood grain and velvet\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 wood grain and red velvet<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"piece-block\">\n <div class=\"piece reverse\">\n <div class=\"plate piece-photo\">\n <div class=\"hatch tl\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"hatch br\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"plate-photo no-filter\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"El Silencio del Tiempo \u2014 oil on canvas\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"piece-copy\">\n <div class=\"tag\">Piece 02<\/div>\n <h3>El Silencio del Tiempo<\/h3>\n <div class=\"meta\">Oil on canvas \u00b7 50 \u00d7 40 cm \u00b7 2019<\/div>\n <p>A lit candle inside a cracked glass lantern watches over a skull and a pair of brushes on red velvet \u2014 the studio itself folded into the still life.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-grid\">\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento.jpg\" alt=\"El Silencio del Tiempo \u2014 detail, skull profile\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 skull and brushes<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento2.jpg\" alt=\"El Silencio del Tiempo \u2014 detail, red velvet\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 velvet and brushwork<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"piece-block\">\n <div class=\"piece featured\">\n <div class=\"plate piece-photo\">\n <div class=\"hatch tl\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"hatch br\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\"><path d=\"M0 0 L26 0 M0 0 L0 26 M0 4 L4 0 M0 9 L9 0 M0 14 L14 0 M0 19 L19 0 M0 24 L24 0\" stroke=\"#b3814a\" stroke-width=\"0.7\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div class=\"plate-photo no-filter\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/minim.jpg\" alt=\"Echoes of Mortality \u2014 oil on canvas\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"piece-copy\">\n <div class=\"tag\">Piece 03<\/div>\n <h3>Echoes of Mortality<\/h3>\n <div class=\"meta\">Oil on canvas \u00b7 150 \u00d7 100 cm \u00b7 2024<\/div>\n <p>The largest piece in the series \u2014 a skull crowned in dried leaves between two candles, an old horseshoe and a stack of books, staged across weathered wood and velvet.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-grid\">\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento3a.jpg\" alt=\"Echoes of Mortality \u2014 detail, horseshoe and wood\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 horseshoe and weathered wood<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"detail-tile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/memento3b.jpg\" alt=\"Echoes of Mortality \u2014 detail, books and velvet\" title=\"Juano Fr\u00edas tattoo artist oil painter\">\n <div class=\"detail-cap\">Detail \u2014 books and velvet<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"light alt\">\n <div class=\"wrap quote\">\n <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n <p>Between living and remembering, art finds its purpose.<\/p>\n <p class=\"small\">My work emerges from the constant exploration of two opposing yet complementary forces: <em>memento vivere<\/em>, the celebration of life in its intensity and transience; and <em>memento mori<\/em>, the reflection on mortality that invites us to cherish every moment.<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule bottom\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow center\">The exhibition<\/div>\n <div class=\"video-wrap\">\n <div class=\"video-frame\">\n <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o2gPnc7KEZ8\" title=\"Memento Mori \u2014 exhibition in Florence\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"video-cap\">Memento Mori, on show in Florence.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n <div class=\"wrap cta-banner\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow center\">Interested in a piece<\/div>\n <h2>Inquire about prints or originals.<\/h2>\n <p>Some pieces from this series are available as fine art prints, others as originals by inquiry \u2014 get in touch and I'll follow up with availability and pricing.<\/p>\n <div class=\"cta-ctas\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/contact\/\" class=\"btn\">Get in touch \u2192<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juanofrias.com.ar\/art\/about\/\" class=\"btn ghost\">Back to all series \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"lightbox\" id=\"lightbox\">\n <button 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